{"product_id":"seven-kinds-of-people-you-find-in-bookshops-hardcover","title":"Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShaun Bythell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cantankerously funny view of books and the people who love them. It \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e take all kinds and through the misanthropic eyes of a very grumpy bookseller, we see them all--from the \"Person Who Doesn't Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover)\" to the \"Parents Secretly After Free Childcare.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From behind the counter, Shaun Bythell catalogs the customers who roam his shop in Wigtown, Scotland. There's the Expert (divided into subspecies from the Bore to the Helpful Person), the Young Family (ranging from the Exhausted to the Aspirational), Occultists (from Conspiracy Theorist to Craft Woman). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen there's the Loiterer (including the Erotica Browser and the Self-Published Author), the Bearded Pensioner (including the Lyrca Clad), and the The Not-So-Silent Traveller (the Whistler, Sniffer, Hummer, Farter, and Tutter). Two bonus sections include Staff and, finally, Perfect Customer--all add up to one of the funniest book about books you'll ever find. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaun Bythell (author of \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e) and his mordantly unique observational eye make this perfect for anyone who loves books and bookshops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bythell is having fun and it's infectious.\"--\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Virtuosic venting ... misanthropy with bursts of sweetness.\"―\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"All the ingredients for a gentle human comedy are here, as soothing as a bag of boiled sweets and just as tempting to dip into.\"--\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Any reader finding this book in their stocking on Christmas morning should feel lucky...contains plenty to amuse--an excellent diversion\"--\u003ci\u003eBookmunch\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915067191612,"sku":"9781567926927","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/TE1KQkZ4K09wZ3lBNncxVkoreUxwQT09.webp?v=1774357790","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/seven-kinds-of-people-you-find-in-bookshops-hardcover","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}